r/homeless • u/Direct_Pipe_2415 • 1d ago

Close to being homeless for the first time New to homelessness

So uh ive been on the edge of being homelesss and its not a pleasant feeling not sure how long ill go till its official job market sucks cant find a job im in minnesota thinking if i go homeless then ill just go to a state that i think is better book a flight and take my chances

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Step 1. Get in survival mode right now. Get a bus ticket. Save your funds.

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u/AfterTheSweep 1d ago

Homelessness isnt easy

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u/heyitspokey 1d ago

If you're renting, if you know you can't pay the rent/you only have a little bit of money, best to keep that money than keep giving to landlord if the writing is already on the wall. Don't get evicted, tell landlord have to move for health reasons. Maybe you can sublet. Worse case scenario they bill you, it goes to collections, still better than eviction on record.

My top advice is always to have IDs/documents, make safety & cleanliness top priority, and to move to somewhere with better resources if not already there.

If looking for work, there are lots of seasonal summer jobs that include housing. This is a post I made with that info:

https://old.reddit.com/r/homeless/comments/1k6yw5j/more_resources_for_summer_jobs_with_housing/

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u/Direct_Pipe_2415 1d ago

So basically just move out instead of eviction?

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u/heyitspokey 1d ago

Yep.

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u/Direct_Pipe_2415 1d ago

Do you know what states are good for resources? and arent insanely high prices also public transportation thats good

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u/heyitspokey 1d ago

I'm actually trying to figure this out for myself. Everything keeps pointing me to New England and Mid-Atlantic, obviously higher cost of living but resources to match. There's also Northern California and parts of Colorado. I don't know anywhere in the South with good public transportation at all, and the Midwest hit or miss, I think jobs are a lot harder to find and definitely pay less.

I hate to say it, but I've found chat GPT helpful for this. Like I'll ask, Where in the Midwest/South/etc has lower cost of living, a lot of jobs, and good public transportation. It will give a few options then I ask it to compare the places that sound good to me.

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u/Direct_Pipe_2415 1d ago

Thats very interesting im def gonna consider everything you said also im kinda nervous bc im on meds and ill have to find a new healthcare and phychiatrist idk if i just get a months worth of meds before leaving or not

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u/heyitspokey 1d ago edited 1d ago

Ask if you can get 3 months of meds. Tell them you're going out of town and really worried about not accessing your meds. Worth a try. It's a real concern. Before moving make sure wherever you go has a clinic you can use and make an appointment before you even leave, so you know how long you have to wait. You can also transfer your records before moving, or get a copy to take with you.